SubscribeWhat began seven years ago as a small company supplying stretch film has now expanded to become a major player in the packaging sector.
Gradual development has seen Lynx Packaging diversify into polythene bags, cardboard boxes, tapes and strapping, providing the complete packaging solution for its clients:
- More than 700 tonnes of pallet shrink film in various specifications and colours are held in stock, for immediate delivery, in all grades including 17, 20, 23, 28 and 34mu films in both standard and power pre-stretch qualities.
In addition to its standard ranges of film Lynx Packaging also supplies a bespoke range of coloured and tinted quality films, ideal for simple identification purposes, quality control or security applications. - A full range of machinery is available to compliment these films. Semi-automatic and fully automatic pallet wrapping equipment goes hand in hand with the range of machine films to give a total wrapping solution. A large range of accessories is available to ensure that each machine is geared precisely to the customer’s individual needs, application and budget.
- In 2003, major investment at the Lynx factory on the South Humberside Industrial Estate added bag making equipment to complement the company’s stretch film production. Polythene bags can be manufactured in any size for any application, including bespoke sizes in lengths from 25mm upwards and up to a metre wide, either plain or printed.
- Last month saw Lynx secure the UK agency for the range of steel banding first introduced by the company earlier in the year. To complement this product, Lynx developed a woven polyester strapping of equal strength to steel but more pliable and safer to use and introduced the Fliplock buckle, a unique device designed to join the strapping together.
For ease of use, Lynx also developed a Cabkit – a handy dispenser for the woven strapping, complete with Fliplock buckle fastening and specially designed to be carried by lorry, van or forklift truck drivers. - A recent introduction to Lynx Packaging’s services is the supply of cardboard boxes to any specification, with custom pre-printed coding where necessary. While there is no upper limit on quantity, customers can also order a single box or a short run of sample boxes.
“We need a lot of boxes ourselves so the sensible thing was to buy in the equipment and manufacture them in-house,” Lynx Managing Director Andy Male explained. “This then enabled us to expand the range of products available to our customers.”
For the benefit of clients who wish to take advantage of the service, Lynx operates an inventory management system whereby Lynx staff visit the company weekly or bi-weekly to monitor packaging use and replenish stocks as required.
This frees up customer time, reduces the amount of capital tied up in stock – invoices are only generated for packaging used - and, through Lynx’ policy of supplying on a “just in time” basis, ensures a ready supply of products.
Despite the recent difficulties caused by fluctuating oil prices and a shortage of raw materials, forward thinking has enabled Lynx Packaging to continue meeting customer requirements and to restrict price rises to a competitive level.